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Just to clarify, I already have a great punchy active in my Stingray classic and the classic P will soon be covered, I already have a 79 P and am currently awaiting delivery of some Labella flats

thanks for the responses guys.

Hi folks, I wonder if I can utilise your extensive knowledge. I have a 1978 ash bodied, maple neck Fender Precision in natural, when I bought it, it had/has a formerly fretless maple neck that was subsequently fretted (not by me), the side dots are where the frets are. The body has had a Jazz pick up fitted and this and the p pick up are Bartolini active pick ups, a NTMP - 918F set this obviously required the routing for the jazz, making the controls cavity larger and routing on the back for two 9v batterys. Now the whole vibe of the bass is that of a vintage Precision version of the Marcus Miller bass, the layout of controls and scratch plate are virtually the same. I however, have at long last realised that my needs are just a simple one passive pick up bass. now I really like the neck, although the dots confuse me! and body colour/wear on the body but don't like the rest, even though it sounds awesome. Eventually we get to the dilemma bit, do I/can I get the cavitys filled and still retain the same body finish or would it need refinishing to cover up the work. Has anyone any experience of this sort of work? likely costs? can show examples etc. Or should I just sell/trade and get a normal Precision? I will post photos when I work out how to!

Many thanks, that's me sorted then.

I love the Gene Simmons tone in the demo, doe's anyone know how much these cost? cos I want one.

Hi all I was looking at my creamy white stingray with brown torti plate today and thinking after this post that a vintage tint would be a good idea, especially when I put it on a stand next to my stingray classic in the same colours/finish. If its not too cheeky a question what is the approx cost? Cheers Paul

I'm sat here watching Dolly Parton with my wife and I've just told her sees miming. The only good thing about her whole set is seeing my mates flag, its the Wiltshire one, green and white stripes with a bustard on! Kenny Rogers was much better last year

Hi I will come up from the wilds of the Forest of Dean, depending on the date and what the other half has planned etc. Cheers Paul.

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Ddrum4 if you can get one, fantastic module, bulletproof cast pads if not get the triggers.

There are some on the outskirts of the city, I saw them on my way back to the airport (shame) two or three in close vicinity, never got to visit them though. There is a great CD/DVD shop just off the Ramblas loads of rarities and imports. My wife and I went there for our 30th wedding anniversary, the only gig we went to was a classical guitar recital in a small church, it was fabulous though.

Today I took delivery of a new (to me) Music man Stingray 3 band EQ in lovely creamy white with a brown tortoiseshell plate, maple neck. In great condition, sounds great, only had a quick play but loving it already. will post pictures shortly as soon as i work out how. Cheers. Paul.

White stilletos (or however you spell them, its an Essex thing!)

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Thanks, seems obvious now. Cheers Paul.

Ashdown Klystron 2 x 10 combo

Hi All, I posted in another post about my amp having an annoying hum when using he drive control. After some great advice on the forum and from Guy at Ashdown amps I have bought a replacement valve for the preamp. But here is the problem, how do I get the thing opened to replace the valve? sorry if this is a silly question, but I have looked around and can't find any means to remove the metal casing to get to replace the valve.any advice?

Right, I have had another go at problem solving, I have tried four different leads and its still makes a humming noise when the drive is engaged, I have tried this with the bass and without With no lead in at all there is no difference if you have the drive or not. So its not the leads, it can be the bass? cos it makes no noise on two other amps. So is it the tube like the nice man from Ashdown suggested, if so any recommendations of 12AX7 tube to use?

Hi I love Parker guitars, they look so cool, watching the Joni Mitchell youtube clip. However, the basses are just damm ugly. Incidently, Chandlers are selling a used midi fly at the moment or were last time I looked. Cheers Paul

Hi, now that is what I call customer service (see above) many thanks Guy, I will give it a go tomorrow and let you know. Cheers Paul.

Hi I got the amp home yesterday, I had a brief play, there is no issues with the fan (fans X 4) I believe. The amp sounds great, my worry about the volume is not an issue anymore as others have said I just use the volume controls. The only issue is when punching in the drive control and using the amp with the drive activated there is a noticeable hum, this is not present when using the amp with just a clean tone. Any ideas? I am not that technically minded so in plain English please. Cheers Paul.

Thanks guys I feel reassured now. Cheers Paul.

Another Joni fan here, I think Hejira and chalk mark in a rainstorm (which is also a great album title) are my two favorites, fabulous bass playing, beautiful lyrics, everything that is great about Joni. I know others will disagree but I personally was not such a fan of her"jazz" period with Methany and Alias etc. Larry Klein gets overlooked in favour of Jaco but his output was just as special on her albums.

Neighbours are not a problem, we live in a detached stone cottage with about 18 inch thick walls. Is that right though 500 watts is only twice as loud as 50? surely not, if so I am really looking forward to trying this tomorrow, I thought it would be complete overkill. I will post an update sometime tomorrow evening. Cheers for the replies guys. Paul.